taking your business to next level http://startoholics.in Startoholics Thu, 14 Nov 2013 18:46:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 7 Simple Tricks to Take Your Business To The Next Level http://startoholics.in/2013/11/7-simple-tricks-take-business-next-level/ http://startoholics.in/2013/11/7-simple-tricks-take-business-next-level/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2013 03:38:04 +0000 http://startoholics.in/?p=2934 Doing business in today’s world is a Herculean task. As the competition is increasing, the possibilities of survival in the market amongst other behemothic players are decreasing. Things get worse when you go through thousands of books and websites to eke out information that can be applied to practical situations and prove to be beneficial to your business operations in the long run. The outcome? A messy room with a...

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Doing business in today’s world is a Herculean task. As the competition is increasing, the possibilities of survival in the market amongst other behemothic players are decreasing. Things get worse when you go through thousands of books and websites to eke out information that can be applied to practical situations and prove to be beneficial to your business operations in the long run. The outcome? A messy room with a much messier brain!

Information overload is not good for your brain and certainly not good for your business. So we decided to shun abstruse theories and instead highlight 8 simple tricks in a comprehensible way. 🙂

1. Cultivate Creativity

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Yes, you read it right! This aspect is often overshadowed by other money centric targets. But apparently a business that doesn’t come up with creativity will never work. As a leader you should always encourage your team to stay in touch with diverse perspectives taking into account the current and changing needs of the customers and the world. They should be challenged with new projects so that new ideas can flourish that can manage to break mundanity.

2. Take Some Risks

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You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Certain sacrifices have to be made. If you are driving innovations in your business then it is necessary that you take a certain amount of risk. It is important to get out of your comfort zone for critical growth. It will not only make you a better decision maker but also make you a wiser and more knowledgeable person with experiences. This however doesn’t mean that you should throw caution to the winds and jump at each and every opportunity. 😛

3. Accept Failure

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The maximum that can happen is failure and as an entrepreneur you must face it boldly. If you have encountered failure once, your chances of success in the future have doubled! But if you are afraid to fail, you will never take risks and explore new opportunities.

4. Diversify your income opportunities

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While doing business you should be able to diversify your income opportunities. This can be done by adding complementary items, bundle offerings or adding service packages. This can help you to earn more. 😉

5. A Feedback (Positive or Negative) always helps!

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You should make it a point that you are aware about the customer’s experiences or reactions. This gives you an opportunity to tweak your areas of weakness and reinforce the positive points with better customer services. Good customer service helps one to earn happy clients, which in return provides for good word-of-mouth marketing. 🙂

6. Find new ways to sell your product

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The competition has increased in the market on a large scale and till the time no new product is offered or in other words creativity is offered, customers won’t show interest. Aren’t you sick of so many ecommerce sites and brands that claim to provide a different experience but eventually end up to be just like the rest? Unwilling to broaden their horizon and advocate novelistic approaches!

A small step to sell the same product differently can help one earn customers. Since everyone is in a need of something new, this mantra would always work!

7. Commit to continuous learning

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Learning throughout life is also associated with good mental wellbeing. Apart from being updated about the latest trends in the market and learning ways to make your startup grow, try to learn and grow as a person by reading books, taking up new hobbies, travelling and meeting new people for overall development of mind and soul. 🙂

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